SAMOA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	254	5	53	+ 201
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	162	21	12	+ 150
Malaria	3	94	76	0	+ 94
Birth Trauma	4	91	35	5	+ 86
Low Birth Weight	5	77	16	16	+ 61
Stroke	6	66	2	148	- 82
Coronary Heart Disease	7	62	1	241	- 179
Road Traffic Accidents	8	57	10	26	+ 31
Meningitis	9	53	44	2	+ 50
Congenital Anomalies	10	41	15	18	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	11	40	37	5	+ 35
Tuberculosis	12	38	50	2	+ 37
HIV/AIDS	13	35	73	0	+ 35
Liver Disease	14	34	8	27	+ 6
Other Injuries	15	29	20	13	+ 16
Pertussis	16	27	58	0	+ 27
Measles	17	26	18	16	+ 10
Malnutrition	18	24	43	3	+ 21
Kidney Disease	19	21	6	52	- 32
Diabetes Mellitus	20	21	3	108	- 87
Violence	21	16	34	6	+ 10
Lung Disease	22	16	4	57	- 41
Hypertension	23	14	7	30	- 16
Asthma	24	14	12	21	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	25	13	31	6	+ 7
Drownings	26	12	19	13	- 2
Suicide	27	11	11	25	- 14
Breast Cancer	28	11	13	19	- 8
Fires	29	8	48	2	+ 6
Syphilis	30	8	49	2	+ 6
Tetanus	31	7	62	0	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	7	14	19	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	7	26	9	- 2
Falls	34	7	27	8	- 1
Cervical Cancer	35	7	32	6	+ 1
Poisonings	36	6	52	1	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	37	5	29	7	- 2
Epilepsy	38	5	45	2	+ 3
Lymphomas	39	4	33	6	- 1
Liver Cancer	40	4	30	7	- 3
Prostate Cancer	41	4	24	11	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	4	22	12	- 8
Oral Cancer	43	3	39	4	- 1
War	44	3	65	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3	23	11	- 8
Leukemia	46	3	42	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	47	3	57	0	+ 3
Drug Use	48	3	55	1	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	49	2	25	10	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	50	2	28	7	- 5
Stomach Cancer	51	2	17	16	- 14
Schistosomiasis	52	2	74	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	53	2	41	3	- 2
Skin Cancers	54	1	47	2	- 0
Diphtheria	55	1	63	0	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	56	1	51	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	57	1	54	1	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	1	40	4	- 3
Lung Cancers	59	1	9	26	- 25
Alcohol	60	1	46	2	- 1
Bladder Cancer	61	1	38	5	- 4
Appendicitis	62	1	56	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	1	66	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	65	1	36	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	68	0	53	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	60	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	0	59	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.